Global Peace Photo Award 2026 aims to find and promote photographers from all across the world whose work captures human efforts towards a peaceful world and the search for goodness in our lives. This international peace award will be given to photographs/images that exhibit the idea that our future rests in peaceful coexistence. This contest has categories which include the Global Peace Photo Award and the Children’s Peace Image of the Year. Young photographers have to submit pictures that show their thinking and understanding of peace and depict their opinions on a happy life.
The Global Peace Photo contest intends to show the good side of humans and honors pictures that show positive aspects like success, empathy, and encouragement. The Global Peace Photo Award for the best photo of peace is an award that motivates photographers to capture efforts to support refugees, images that show happiness and community solidarity, the fight against poverty, advances in medicine, and environmental protection. Applicants can submit multiple entries in this photography contest.
The entries will be judged by the jury on the basis of artistic merit, originality, subject, style, and content based on the theme of peace. All winning entries of this international peace photo award will be given the Alfred Fried Peace Medal. Winning photographers will be invited to attend the award ceremony in Vienna in September 2026, with travel expenses and accommodation covered. Entries submitted by applicants will also have the chance to participate in international exhibitions.
Quick Overview of the Global Peace Photo Award 2026:
Program: Global Peace Photo Award 2026
- Host Country: Austria (Award Ceremony in Vienna)
- Host Organization: Edition Lammerhuber (in partnership with global organizations)
- Program Type: Photography Competition
- Eligibility: Open worldwide (including children category)
- Entry Fee: Free
- Categories: Single Image | Story | Children’s Category
- Prizes: Up to €11,000 in cash prizes
- Award: Alfred Fried Peace Medal
- Event Location: Vienna
Benefits of Global Peace Photo Award 2026:
Eligibility Criteria for Global Peace Photo Award 2026:
- Applicants under 15 years old must apply for the Children’s Peace Image of the Year category.
- Applicants aged 15 and above must apply for the main Global Peace Photo Award category.
- Photos submitted for the Story category must not be older than three years.
- A caption in English (up to 2000 characters) must be submitted with each image or story.
- Images must be uploaded as .jpg files with at least 3000 pixels on the longer side.
- Images must not contain watermarks, logos, names, or borders.
- Applicants can submit:
- Up to 99 images in the Single Image category.
- 5 to 12 images in the Story category based on a single theme.
- In the Children’s Peace Image of the Year category, multiple images can be submitted, including both single images and stories.
Entry Procedure for the Global Peace Photo Award 2026:
- Visit the official website and select the appropriate category.
- Upload your entry as a .jpg file (single image or story).
- You can edit or delete your submissions anytime before the deadline.
- Finalize and submit your entry before the closing date.
- If you are 14 years old or younger, submit your work to the Children’s Peace Image of the Year category.
Documents required for Global Peace Photo Award 2026:
- Images/ photographs.
- Passport
- Proof of age (Identity card)
Program Deadline:
- The last date to apply is 24 May 2026 (11:59 PM CET).
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